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Mar. 6, 1923.

J. A. TOPPiNG ROOF AND MEANS FOR SECURING SHI NGLES TO A ROOF Original Filed Mar.

citizen of the Reissued Mar. 1923.

n vunrrno STATES PATENT OFFICE."

JOHN TQPPING, OF NYACK. NEW YORK.

ROOF AND MEANS FOR SECURING SKINGLES TO A ROOF.

Original No. 1,430,338,

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, Join: A. TorrINo, a United States, residing at Nyaek, in the county of Roekland and State of New York, haveinvented. certain-new andtuseful Improvements in Roots and Means forSecuring Shingles to a Roof, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in roofs and means for securing shingles to a roof.

One of the objects of the invention is to secure the weather exposed or; butt ends of shingles firmly/to a roof without bending or perforating theshingles at such ends.

Another object is to provide a clamp, for securing the lower or butt ends of shingles to a roof so that they will not be affected by wind or ."storni which holds the superimposed shingle firmly in place by nails used to secure the subjaeent shingles on the Another object is to supply means for clamping or securing to the'rool the exposed angular end of a shingle without perforatin any part ol'lhe shingles with the "clamp that maelampirig means.

Another objeet is to prevent the shingles from warping. eurving or being lil'led.

()ther, furtherand more speeilie objects of the invention will bveoille readily apeonsideration of the following description when taken 1n eon unetlon with the accompanying drawings, where1n:-

Fig. 1 is a plan view of a part of a roof showing my shingleseeuring means in place with parts broken away to of attachment to the roof.

Fig. 2 is a plan view 'of one 't'ornr of v'be'usedin carrying my inshow its means vention into effect! In both views the same reference characters are employed to indieate similar parts.

The clamp 5 may well be made of a single piece of tinned or galvanized wire having a member (5 which may position on t'he roof, and angularly disposed arms and: S terminating in eyes 9 and 1Q,irespeeti i'ely. The interior of the eyes are preferably just large enough to freely admit the shank of the shingle. nail with-- dated September 26, 1922, Serial No. 453,434, filed March 18, 1921.

for reissue filed November 2, 1922. Serial No. 598,638.

1) and 10, respectively,

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In Fig. 1 I have shown a. portion of a roof of'a design in which the lower angular ends of the shingles are firmly held to the roof by my improved means.

In the particular example the shingles are substantially square in outline with opposite corners in vertical. and in horizontal planes, respectively.

Shingles ll. 12. and l? constitute parts of one course. These shingles overlie shingles, 14;. 15, 16 and 17. of the course below and are overlain by shingles 18 and 19 of the course above.

As an example of the mode of laying'the shingles'it will be observed that shingles l8 and 19 overlap shingles 11, 12 and 13. Shingle 12 is shown projecting above the meeting points of shingles 18 and 19, at 20. Nails 21 and 22 are plaeed in the eyes and driven through and 12, and 19 and 12, respee- 'iass there 1 shingles 18 tively.

In laying the next course above the course eontaining shingles 18 and 19. the lower point or butt end of the shingle to be plaeed above is stuck under the horizontal member (3 oi. the clamp, as clearly shown at The superimposed shingle covers the nails 21 and 22 .and the members 7 and 8 of the clamp leaving thehorizontal member (lover- Application lying the lower angular butt of the shingle subsequently placedin position.

It will be noted that the devicewhich holds the buttends of the shingles of one course is held in place by the nails employed to attach the previously applied course.

The clamp herein shown, if made of good quality ofgalvanized or tinned Wire, will list as long as the shingles remain servicea le.

While the part 6 servesto holcl doivn jse:

eurely to the roof support the angular end of the shingle that covers the parts 7 and 8, and the eyes 9 and'lO, these parts serve to assist'the nails in holding down the shingles )er forated by the ing the-extent of the overlying holding Surfaces.

lVhile I have shown one form of device nails by increas- 1g nf] fest tli ends of shin which inely conveniently be used for carrynyention int/QeKect, it will be manichanges may be made in the configurationlrand dispositionof the parts withit: the scope of tne appended claims.

Having described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Let ter bent into an eye to receive a. nail, said endmembers when in place on a roof being held by nails used to attach adjacent shingles of a course and the horiaontal member overlying and extending across the butt end ,laid in superposed-courses,

of a. shingle of asubsequently appliedcourse' which shingle covers the terminal ends of the device;

3. A shingle holding means comprising a one-piece device having a horizontal memberand 'ends disposed at substantial right angles thereto, said ends each having a nail receiving eye.

.4. A shingle holding means comprising a U-shaped clip having an eye in each of its ends to receive nails; the yoke of the clip when in place extending shingle and the ends of the clip extending under said shingle.

5. A roof, comprising a seriesof shingles and aserles of clamps secured in place beneath a given course of shingles, each clamp extending transversely across the surface of the butt of a shingle of that course and holding two shingles of the subjacent course in place.

6. A roof composed of a series of shingle elements having exposed laterally tapering butts and laid in overlappingcourses, the shin le'element ot' each course secured to the rob and means for holding down the apex of each exposed butt comprising a member secui'ed to two subjacent shingles of the roofand extendingentirely across the butt of a superposed shingle beneath which said but-t isremovably insertable.

secure shingles of a 'adjacent underlyin lying beneath the V across the end of a 1 7. A roof composed ot-a series of shingle I elements having exposed laterally tapering butts andlaid in overlapping courses, means for securing. the shingle elements of two adjacent courses to the roof including a holding device secured to two adj acent shingles of an underlying course of the roof and having parts to engage the side edges of the butts of a. superposed course serving as guides and stops, and to engage the top of said butts toretain'the buttdown against the subjacent element.

in overlapping courses, means for holding tive exposed. butts of comprising a separate, foreaeh butt, each clamp having spaced members with Jan intermediateportion between which said tapered butts are removably insertable.

.9.' In a roof, gles, two set point dbwnward leaving a V-shaped a superposed course space between themyone shaped space, and over lapped by the sidesof said two shingles, and

the fourth l'ying directly above the overpoint lapped shingle on the roof'with .its overlying the apex of'the said V shaped space, and securing nails extending down through the two side 'by side shingles, and the overlapped shingl near the apex' of the and means carried by said nails, and adapted to form a receptacle within which the apex of the fourth shingle is inserted.

10. In a 'roof, the combination of four shingles, two set point one lying beneath the V 8. A roof composed of shingle elements having exposed laterally tapering butts and laid in combination with down the side apices-of shingles and the respec-.- =1: .75 independent clamp,

I v i. the combination of fourshinside by side, '7 I downward side bya i side, leaving a V shaped space between them, g-

shapedspacqand overlapped by the sides of said two shingles, and the fourth lying directly above theovenlapped shingle on the roof with its point overlying the apex of the said V shaped space, and'securing nails extending down, and the overlapped the V, and means .throu h the two shingles, shingle near theapex of carried by said nails, and ada )tedto,,form

a receptacle within which the apex 'of the fourth shingle is inserted, said means comprising a strap secured at its *cnds to the said nails, t In testimony whereof I luu'ehercunto subscribed. my naine:

JOHN A. Toriu o. 

